Bring it into the house before the frosts
When the night temperatures drop below five degrees, it is time to bring the vanilla flower into the house. Check the plants for pest infestation beforehand, because Spider mites or aphids can not only attack the solstice but also other plants in winter quarters and cause massive damage.
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Move bedding plants
Vanilla flowers that thrive in the flowerbed are carefully dug up. Make sure to dig out as much of the root ball as possible. The heliotrope is then converted into commercially available Potting soilplanted and cast on.
What does the ideal winter quarter look like
Place the pots on one of:
- bright
- cool
- frost-free
Place. It is important that the temperatures do not fall below five degrees here either. For example, an unheated staircase or a bright basement room is ideal.
Care during the winter
Water the plant very sparingly, there is no fertilization at all. During the hibernation, the solstice sheds some of its leaves and some shoots dry up. This is not a bad thing. Remove all dead parts of the plant in spring, the vanilla flower willingly sprout again.
Move to the open air
Only when no more night frosts are to be expected can the vanilla flower move outside again. After the winter months, get used to the changed conditions carefully and place the pots in a shady, sheltered place. It takes about two weeks for it to get to its final, sunny spot Location transplanted.
Tips
In rough locations with cool summers and very frosty winters, heliotrope should preferably be cultivated as a pot plant. You can put the vanilla flower directly into the bed with the planter in the summer months. This saves you repotting twice a year.
